Gabriel Heinze: We Are Trying Everything

It may appear slightly rich for Heinze to make such comments, given that his silly red card did not help his side's cause as Madrid went down 1-0 to a stunning Canobbio goal.

However he insists that the loss was not down to carelessness, and even though they are goin through a difficult spell he believes the players are giving their all.

He said, "We are giving every effort, we take every game seriously, but the only thing we can do is keep working and try to get back to winning ways,"

Behind the Boss

Heinze took the opportunity to offer his support to boss Bernd Schuster, who appears to be on borrowed time after another difficult week.

The unity of the squad behind the German has been called into question, but the former Manchester United defender was quick to give the coach his backing.

He told journalists, "It is a lie that we are not with the coach. Yes, we are with him, and we are eager to move forward. This is a bad streak but there are players here of quality and we must stand up and be united."

Rumours are abound however that Schuster may be relieved of his duties tomorrow, and the likes of Roberto Mancini and Frank Rijkaard have been linked with the most famous manager's post in world football.


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